Deep-water coral mounds on the Porcupine Bank, Irish Margin: preliminary results from the Polarstern ARK-XIX/3a ROV cruise

• Main Authors: Wheeler, A.J., Beck, T., Thiede, J., Klages, M., Grehan, A., Monteys, F.X., Polarstern ARK XIX/3a Shipboard Party
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Coral; Hydrodynamics; Trawling; ANE; Ireland; Porcupine Bank; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=76104

An overview of preliminary results from a series of recent Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives on the deep-water coral provinces of the Porcupine Bank, Irish continental margin, NE Atlantic is presented. The Porcupine Bank exhibits numerous giant carbonate mounds (up to 100s of metres in height) t...